The i Paper’s lead headline says “problems pile up for Reeves” as it says benefits are set to rise by 4%. The paper reports the chancellor is now facing a “triple whammy of high borrowing costs and pension and benefit rises”.
The Times also focuses on Rachel Reeves who it says “plans £2bn tax raid on middle class”. It reports her budget is expected to see a charge added on those who use limited liability partnerships, in a move the paper calls “targeting the wealthy”. It also carries an image of ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy hand-in-hand with wife Carla Bruni as he heads to jail for the start of a five-year sentence.
Brexit hit the economy “even harder than feared, says Reeves” is The Independent’s top story. “Leaving the EU ‘needlessly’ added costs for British businesses” it quotes the chancellor as saying. Now, with “one month to go until crunch Budget”, the UK is “rebuilding ties with Brussels”. Bruni and Sarkozy are also featured having a farewell kiss.
The governor of the Bank of England is hearing “alarm bells” writes the Financial Times as it reports Andrew Bailey drawing comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis. The paper also carries the image of Sanae Takaichi after the “historic vote” that saw Japan elect its first female PM.
“Putin defies Trump as peace talks collapse” is the lead story for the Daily Telegraph. No meeting for the leaders is on the horizon as the paper reports the Russian leader “refuses to freeze front lines”. It also carries a big image of Carla Bruni with her hands together on the day her husband went to prison.
Former PM Boris Johnson’s admission to the Covid inquiry that “our lockdowns failed kids” headlines the Metro. The paper quotes him as saying children paid a “huge, huge price”, while standing by his handling of the pandemic.
The Daily Mail reports the grooming gang inquiry is “in chaos” after three abuse survivors resignations from the process. The paper calls one of the withdrawal of one of the candidates in the running to the lead the review as a “farcical development”.
“Family law shift hailed as victory for children facing domestic abuse” headlines The Guardian. I says family courts will no longer have to operate under the presumption that contact with both parents is in the best interests of a child after the “landmark change”.
The Daily Star dubs Johnson “Bozo the killer clown” after he gave evidence at the Covid inquiry. The former PM described himself as “homicidal” after schools minister Gavin Williamson’s “U-turn” on A-levels.
“Off you trot, Mr Windsor” says the Sun after “fury over free rent”. Following its story of Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler being charged with three counts of rape and one of sexual assault, the paper claims Ms Price may speak at his trial.
The Daily Express headlines with a plea from the sister of 16-year-old Sasha Marsden, who the Express says was stabbed “100 times”. It pictures Katie Brett who has called for MPs to scrap a 28-day limit on appeals against “lenient” sentences.
The Daily Mirror leads on its Pride of Britain campaign – after its award ceremony on Monday night. Its headline reads: “Britain isn’t broken, you’re all amazing”. Sir Keir Starmer gave the award winners a personal tour of No 10, it writes.
